tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105964390084549872018-02-18T13:42:59.366+01:00Meinte's mysterious world of Film, Fashion and CultureSite about the aesthetics of movies and all other thongs that are beautiful and sad in lifeMeintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-48696228202556442932016-09-29T13:40:00.002+01:002016-09-29T13:40:35.090+01:00Pingtian Lake / Moon Bay Wuyuan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EbXdyVnC1w4/V-0KZenqpVI/AAAAAAAABqc/8XmSCeB9dYsbB1-nxwogxEUl_sJpyeB5QCLcB/s1600/pingtian%2Blake%2Bin%2Bchizhou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EbXdyVnC1w4/V-0KZenqpVI/AAAAAAAABqc/8XmSCeB9dYsbB1-nxwogxEUl_sJpyeB5QCLcB/s320/pingtian%2Blake%2Bin%2Bchizhou.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This kind of scenery is simply breathtaking. So simple, but so beautiful at the same time.<br />To celebrate the full moon during Mid autumn festival seems like a magic happening in Pingtian Lake (above) and Moon Bay in Wuyuan (below)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rRsaYIQkCfM/V-0LBtfQ5DI/AAAAAAAABqg/RcIWdTgpYOYRiNaZ2mJAASBwK7srzyToQCLcB/s1600/moon%2Bbay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rRsaYIQkCfM/V-0LBtfQ5DI/AAAAAAAABqg/RcIWdTgpYOYRiNaZ2mJAASBwK7srzyToQCLcB/s320/moon%2Bbay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It also gives that kind of feeling when life passes away and your soul is being transferred to another place, this is the way how it will happen. <br /><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-17163209874385888462016-09-02T19:00:00.000+01:002016-09-02T19:00:40.848+01:00The Neon Demon / La La Land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cz8K8UV9pOU/V8m9iVKOauI/AAAAAAAABpw/WuwhRnri428ODHC_Y05Y_fBY4gRsn7xTwCLcB/s1600/lala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cz8K8UV9pOU/V8m9iVKOauI/AAAAAAAABpw/WuwhRnri428ODHC_Y05Y_fBY4gRsn7xTwCLcB/s320/lala.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Maybe The Neon Demon and La La Land can't differ more in its genre but the amazing beauty of their stills somehow connects them. These are the kind of still that makes you want to see a film! It magically grabs your interest and you already have the feeling you can get lost into amazing and beautiful scenery.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oOSM7RNmbrc/V8m9nt17mbI/AAAAAAAABp0/orvC4LuPXOsOlQqvsrrfYq1iN9_HPmEpwCLcB/s1600/neon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oOSM7RNmbrc/V8m9nt17mbI/AAAAAAAABp0/orvC4LuPXOsOlQqvsrrfYq1iN9_HPmEpwCLcB/s1600/neon.jpg" /></a></div><br />Esthetical beauty can make or brake a film on its own, as a director you have to be 100% sure of how to use it or your masterpiece quickly becomes some try-to-be-arty trash.Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-43686732217616078192016-08-31T15:50:00.002+01:002016-08-31T15:50:32.544+01:00So-won / Hope (2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0wXKVTja_0/V8bpb8ekapI/AAAAAAAABpE/JupU7yrnwbokzFSk-_Rq1vA4XfI07E7VwCLcB/s1600/fullsizephoto341834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0wXKVTja_0/V8bpb8ekapI/AAAAAAAABpE/JupU7yrnwbokzFSk-_Rq1vA4XfI07E7VwCLcB/s320/fullsizephoto341834.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br />So-won (hope) is an extremely heavy and heartbreaking Korean film about how to deal, within a family, &nbsp;after a traumatic and devastating tragedy. When a young girl get raped the safe world of her and her parents immediately collaps and the entire world turns to the deepst shade of black. What follows isn't a thriller like chase for the bad guy but it focusses on emotions instead. How could people ever deal with this kind of horror and how can they go back to their lives as it once was? Director Lee Joon Ik ('The King and the Clown') &nbsp;really created a masterpiece by focussing on the family instead of the horrific event, Though it is rather depressing ans sometimes very hard to watch without becoming emotional as well it also honors its title 'Hope', &nbsp;because even in the darkest shade of black something seems to shimmer.<br /><br /><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-58789154433556400382016-08-29T14:53:00.002+01:002016-08-29T14:53:13.786+01:00You exist in My song - Qu Wantingand sometimes there is just music which you don't even have to understand the language for.<br />Really amazingly done by Qu Wanting. 73 million views and here in the Netherlands not even a single soul ever heard about it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w0dMz8RBG7g/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w0dMz8RBG7g?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-24680423287047538972016-06-21T15:42:00.003+01:002016-06-21T15:42:59.982+01:00The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2cDPw1dvmb8/V2lSPUCpj-I/AAAAAAAABmY/OFPn7LR-XOkoeMx182GJihrif3qgWlbywCLcB/s1600/senno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2cDPw1dvmb8/V2lSPUCpj-I/AAAAAAAABmY/OFPn7LR-XOkoeMx182GJihrif3qgWlbywCLcB/s320/senno.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Being a big fan of Japanese RPG's (jrpgs) it is always interesting how people still create rpg's that get our attention and in a way let us forget about real life but take us away to an imaginary land full of mysteries and wonder.<br /><br />And wow, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is amazing in every way. Yeah the combat is perfect but I always have been &nbsp;more of a story-player , to get into the skin of the characters and feel their emotion. That being said, I really enjoyed the combat system which feels fresh and rewarding. Probably the world 'slow burner' has been invented for this game, it takes a while to really grip your attention. Not that it isn't interesting from the start but after 20-25 hours of gameplay there is now way you can put down this game anymore. The story gets intense, brilliant flashbacks put soul into the characters and slowly each and everyone of them is an emotional being instead of a pixel related character that uses his S-break to defeat a powerful enemy. I didn't even said a thing about the soundtrack, damn that is great as wellm every single track, from quiet background music to stronger beats during battle &nbsp;simply seem to belong to this game. It creates a perfect atmosphere to totally get lost in the story and see where it is heading.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--_B2C9pNzI4/V2lSTsl-ibI/AAAAAAAABmg/QPALfO_vJ8U5AYgMFnoEE0YBKPtqQe6QACLcB/s1600/senno2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--_B2C9pNzI4/V2lSTsl-ibI/AAAAAAAABmg/QPALfO_vJ8U5AYgMFnoEE0YBKPtqQe6QACLcB/s320/senno2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The balance between fighting and story gameplay is in my opinion pretty neat, But well, I love cutscenes which just could go on and on and on. One moment though, it will be over and that is a fact you really don't wanna think about. Luckily for us &nbsp;there will be a chapter 2 and 3.<br /><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-5449671907045134462016-03-23T16:05:00.001+01:002016-03-23T16:05:30.347+01:00Devils on the Doorstep / Guizi Lai Le (China, 2000)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1nYJOA482g8/VvKwMzc7ihI/AAAAAAAABmA/3gXEiQfPIxg5NMI7hukleeD3ilA3EBrkA/s1600/4557833_l1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1nYJOA482g8/VvKwMzc7ihI/AAAAAAAABmA/3gXEiQfPIxg5NMI7hukleeD3ilA3EBrkA/s320/4557833_l1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Devils on the Doorstep is an almost entirely black &amp; white movie from China and deals about the Japanese occupation during the final year of the conflict. Don’t expect any large battles or huge action, it is a movie which focusses on a small village and their people who suddenly have to deal with two kidnapped Japanese soldiers. Should they take care of them well or kill them? Its story evolves slowly but it grants you the time to get used to the characters because for western people it is a bit of getting used to a different kind of acting and telling a story in this film.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Though the story is in the beginning rather light hearted it changes in the latter part to a heartwrenching film. The story of simple men and women and how their lives are being changed by war is maybe even better anti-war propaganda than lots of explosions and blood. Just try it, and give the film some little time to find its wat to your heart,&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-54952098515172745682016-03-11T17:13:00.001+01:002016-03-11T17:13:44.288+01:00The path we wander<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7k4Xk9uTx1A/VuLuqv_qVfI/AAAAAAAABlw/tHLf6wrCBbUdhNmo4sBqAvVVhtJvT4nRw/s1600/path.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7k4Xk9uTx1A/VuLuqv_qVfI/AAAAAAAABlw/tHLf6wrCBbUdhNmo4sBqAvVVhtJvT4nRw/s1600/path.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">When we are young and look upon the world we see a wide space filled with dreams, possibilities and things we can achieve. When we grow up these same things are still on our mind but why does it get harder and harder to chase this freedom? Slowly our life gets regulated by responsibilities and things that are expected of us. Though in everyone the dreams will exist and will stay there forever like a lsumbering thought of what life could really be. When we close our skies we see this infinite number of possibilities as a colorful galaxy with millions of different paths that could be walked. Among all those paths there is also a grey path, the path of which is set out for us. The one people (government, family, maybe even friends) expects us to wander to&nbsp; become a valuable asset to society or family. It is rather unbelievalbe that of so many choices, 99% of all people will chose this path. The fear of walking outside its boundaries it like an immense weigth which pressures so highly upon us we are even barely able to breath our own free air. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The thought of escaping this set future is also always in our mind to&nbsp; experience life really, explore new areas and enlighten ourselves. It is strange when I think about it? Why is the colorful road to freedom and self exploration so much harder than a set and strict future which will stay gray for an eternity. The road everyone choses isn’t maybe the road we all want but it gives us more certainties, more faith in a steady future. But how can we ever know if we never try to chase our dreams. Dreams are infinite, and there must always be something among these infinite path that can be reality someday.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Someday, Just not now… Maybe that says it all.<o:p></o:p></div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-68626493205346916342016-03-07T14:33:00.002+01:002016-03-07T14:34:17.207+01:00Thoughts or just call it a soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVNHL6VKCZg/Vt2DNHXIbXI/AAAAAAAABlg/tlza4_1uoNI/s1600/Soul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVNHL6VKCZg/Vt2DNHXIbXI/AAAAAAAABlg/tlza4_1uoNI/s320/Soul.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Looking at the everlasting sky you realize you are such a small creature in this immense galaxy. Clouds change and are passing by while you are looking at them but you remain on that same spot and think what will we left of you when you are self gone. People say your legacy will live on but only a fewpeople in this wolrd will leave a legacy. Most aren’t just there anymore and fade into the nothing. The question even is if you want to leave a legacy at all, everyone just live their own lives and they say it is most important you feel happy in this life and experience it to its fullest. That ain’t so easy at all, wit hso many regulations, responsibilities and things that are expected of you most people don’t have the time to find out what they really want tob e their legacy. To find something you enjoy to its fullest when duty calls almost 24 hours today is even a bigger test. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">There are people, though I am sure not everyone,&nbsp; who realize this and deep in their heart they know they should change their way of living, jumping in the black hole by making decisions that are truelly yours and yours alone. Will it be a wise thing to do? Well maybe not but we won’t know unless we try. And even i fit fails and everythings falls apart, in the end we all will be forgotten but your heart knows you tries and maybe that is wat life is all about. Trial and Error. <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">If there is a soul, which I stronlgly believe in, there just simply has to be something that makes you the person who you are which isn’t just mind and heart. Your soul will maybe transcend this fading into the nothing. Maybe this soul carries your own choices and decisions and one day some person or being will just be able to feel a little of your soul and realize you did what you thought would be best regardless the outcome. Maybe this courage will feed another soul and creates your own legacy: To be true to yourself.<o:p></o:p></div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-2015268668862669832016-03-01T16:23:00.004+01:002016-03-01T16:30:03.001+01:00Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend or an ode to Zhang Yimou<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiFY-kv5hkA/VtWzlUOYG0I/AAAAAAAABlM/_rIMNh8O0iE/s1600/CrouchingTiger2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiFY-kv5hkA/VtWzlUOYG0I/AAAAAAAABlM/_rIMNh8O0iE/s320/CrouchingTiger2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />A few days ago I watched 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend' the Netflix sequel to the original. In my heart I hoped I would be blown away by it like its predecessor but my mind told me already it would be a tough competition. Thouht the film itself is not really bad, it isn't very good as well In fact it made me even long more and more for those big martial art movies from about 10 years ago. Films like 'Hero' and 'House of Flying Daggers' left an everlasting impression and I long for those days of those movies again. Maybe Zhang Yimou could onc emore take up arms and deliver such an instant classic just to sooth our minds.<br /><br />The sequel to &nbsp;Crouching Tiger had some beautiful moments and fights but the story wasn't all that impressive and some humor (or maybe even the acting) totally misplaced. Even the fighting didn't really feel top notch, more like they wanted to make some amazing fighting scenes and instead were overdoing it and just missed the essence. A shame because Woo-Ping yuen really is able to create something beautiful.<br /><br />Watching a movie which feels like passing time doesn't have to be bad at all but dear Director Zhang Yimou, my heart lingers when i think of those glory days. My soul wants to go back to those films where only beauty and aweness seems to exists. Take me once more to that field with wild flowers of 'House &nbsp;of Flying Daggers' and listen to the dreamy themesong 'Lovers'.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Time has passed</div><div style="text-align: center;">So much has changed</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the field remains in my heart</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ou3_hPZJo00/VtWznWyGJOI/AAAAAAAABlQ/4keOQABitJU/s1600/coruch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ou3_hPZJo00/VtWznWyGJOI/AAAAAAAABlQ/4keOQABitJU/s320/coruch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-58350955323373304822016-02-29T15:04:00.000+01:002016-02-29T15:04:52.946+01:00Hiding among flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxfR85wrKn0/VtRP4li_eFI/AAAAAAAABk8/1UekPVnNYC4/s1600/IMG_5433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxfR85wrKn0/VtRP4li_eFI/AAAAAAAABk8/1UekPVnNYC4/s320/IMG_5433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Remember those days when you just want to quit everything you are doing and rn. run away fromyour work,run away from responsibility and embrace pure nature and its solitude. To be alonewith your thoughts and feel the wind touching your skin softly. Join me, it says, join me on my travels and experience the world. Lets drift away and let the fresh air purifie your mind. Remember your &nbsp;true dreams and let its warmth fill your heart.<br /><br />Remember and try to live. Be like the wild flowers which just grow in inhabetible terrain. They aren't held back by any form of rationality. Maybe the way to enlightment is to be like such a flowerand grow and &nbsp;evolve into something beautiful by doing the things that aren't expected by you but because it makes you feel alive and make your heart flutter, even if it is for just a moment.<br /><br />For now, I am just hiding among these flowers and slowly trying to adapt.Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-20153240152117509552016-02-15T23:52:00.001+01:002016-02-15T23:52:12.084+01:00Moonlight Sonata Part 2 - Heneral Luna (2015)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNAIJg8Y1Kc/VsJWYKJZ7QI/AAAAAAAABks/GfhlU62n7jQ/s1600/heneral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNAIJg8Y1Kc/VsJWYKJZ7QI/AAAAAAAABks/GfhlU62n7jQ/s320/heneral.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>yes there it is again! Beethoven's magnificent opum magnus die Mondscheinsonate! This time it travels the world all the way to a Filipino movie about a general who tried to get the Filipino people together in their fight of freedom against the Americans (late 19th century). It has to be said, this film is maybe not the best out there but it is just impossible not to feel the effort everyone &nbsp;put into this movie. In fact it is not bad at all and most important, the heart is entirely at the right place!<br /><br />Well for now just enjoy the moonlight sonata and wonder where it will turn up again!Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-85326495500939646472016-02-13T00:51:00.001+01:002016-02-13T00:51:57.240+01:00Fate - Lee sun HeeThese lyrics are everlasting and will resound in the deepest part of your soul. Let it enchant you and get lost in this amazing performance! Once in a lifetime!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rPqt_d39dBw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPqt_d39dBw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-57161862118552044822016-02-09T21:54:00.000+01:002016-02-09T21:54:15.597+01:00The Story of Princess Kaguya / Kaguyahime no Monogatari (Japan, 2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GsHdAgJW8us/VrpQ1k7CDhI/AAAAAAAABkU/tNftX3aFSUE/s1600/kaguya2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GsHdAgJW8us/VrpQ1k7CDhI/AAAAAAAABkU/tNftX3aFSUE/s320/kaguya2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Maybe The Story of Princess Kayuga (Isao Takahata) isn't the most impressive, most beautiful or most emotional I ever saw the art style is truly amazing. Ofcourse there will be people who say 'My child could have drawn this!' but well, than you have a miracle child I guess. You will feel its beauty alongside with the amazing music and realize you are watching something really special. Once again you will be lost in Ghibli's world.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHyw0hiB8Tw/VrpR7r9oERI/AAAAAAAABkc/ydrPp7uk6W8/s1600/kaguya1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHyw0hiB8Tw/VrpR7r9oERI/AAAAAAAABkc/ydrPp7uk6W8/s320/kaguya1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-32530563584065287132016-01-24T22:13:00.001+01:002016-01-24T22:14:09.491+01:00Brooklyn (2015) / Saoirse Ronan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddfn0yEI-N0/VqU80hDgH2I/AAAAAAAABkI/vryY91dLTBQ/s1600/brooklyn-xlarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddfn0yEI-N0/VqU80hDgH2I/AAAAAAAABkI/vryY91dLTBQ/s320/brooklyn-xlarge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">Though it may not have the most innovating story about an Irish girl in the 1950’s who immigrates to the States, and gosh I hate this word,&nbsp; ‘Brooklyn’ does have the right vibe. A story about love, big decisions and being afraid of their consequences and most of all growing up. Well we have seen all that before but there is a difference ‘Saoirse Ronan’. To be honest I always had a love/hate relationship with her. She seems to be so talented and the next second you wonder if she does have any facial expression at all. So I guess I would say she can be inconsistent in her acting and yes, that is what are the really interesting actresses or actors to watch. In Brooklyn she definitely nails it, she catches the vibe and make this film everything and more. Of course the music, the other &nbsp;characters and screenplay all matter but when it is a story we all have seen before you need that little bit of extra magic. Saoirse Ronan.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-35453465874733848402016-01-18T16:25:00.000+01:002016-01-18T16:25:02.911+01:00Bai Baihe graces a Fashion magazin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hk3ST5OkpNk/Vp0DwQ1UBvI/AAAAAAAABj0/pCNO5xCUYWY/s1600/baibaihe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hk3ST5OkpNk/Vp0DwQ1UBvI/AAAAAAAABj0/pCNO5xCUYWY/s320/baibaihe.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br />Chinese actress Bai Baihe ('Love is not Blind' directed by Teng Huatao) graces a Fashion Magazine.Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-79808352139907653542016-01-15T22:49:00.000+01:002016-01-15T22:49:00.780+01:00Moonlight Sonata part 1 - Elephant (2003)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5t5tqXXoiOQ/VplpJZoYSgI/AAAAAAAABjg/Z-L0B974trU/s1600/elephant.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5t5tqXXoiOQ/VplpJZoYSgI/AAAAAAAABjg/Z-L0B974trU/s320/elephant.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />When you hear Beethoven's Moonlight sonata it will immediately find its way to your heart and mind. It is such a powerful piano sonata (no. 14) that it will start to live its own life and you will make your own memories that go along with its tune. In Gus van Sant's 'Elephant' it plays a vital role. To be honest the movie doesn't satisfy completely but it's tracking shots are more than amazing and you will remember Beethoven's legacy with one more and another memory.<br /><br /><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-64695136037086721212016-01-13T20:17:00.002+01:002016-01-13T20:17:43.402+01:00In the Mood for Love.. yet again!Already 16 years ago but still so amazingly beautiful and hypnotizing. This is really something that represents true beauty in film. It is just one of those rarely everlasting memories. In the Mood for Love.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/23oBMOvt85o/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/23oBMOvt85o?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-74136328848073725172015-12-22T20:27:00.001+01:002015-12-22T20:27:35.302+01:00Sicario (2015)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NqQK5dsRGDg/VnmjuOh9IXI/AAAAAAAABjI/AnIY7XPY9Ko/s1600/sicario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NqQK5dsRGDg/VnmjuOh9IXI/AAAAAAAABjI/AnIY7XPY9Ko/s320/sicario.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After Villeneuve’s more than brilliant ‘Incendies’ every film he makes will be looked to with great anticipation, which also makes it a lot easier to fail to meet these high expectations. But to be honest with his new film ‘Sicario’ he does it again! ‘Sicario’ is about the fight against drug trafficking and well let’s say this isn’t the first time a movie has been made about this subject. This also doesn’t make it easier to keep this kind of high level that Villeneuve maintains. But with the simply great soundtrack, brilliant acting (well don’t we expect that all of Benicio del Toro but also Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin totally feel themselves comfortable in their roles) and a total absence of something positive in it’s story makes it an unforgettable experience. From the very start of the film you are dipped in this world of violence and without compassion. You will be gripped with such a depressive feeling it will find its way through all of your veins and you can’t do anything else than get hypnotized and enjoy the ride.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-95UAdpA5Dq0/VnmjwJvtk2I/AAAAAAAABjQ/ksigtePE1sU/s1600/sicario2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-95UAdpA5Dq0/VnmjwJvtk2I/AAAAAAAABjQ/ksigtePE1sU/s320/sicario2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-16067578931896085112015-05-12T13:06:00.002+01:002015-05-12T13:07:52.925+01:00Before Sunrise (1995)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kjt9ITkd3sU/VVHsgbzvbwI/AAAAAAAABi0/IsD2AWtIhu8/s1600/before%2Bsunrise.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kjt9ITkd3sU/VVHsgbzvbwI/AAAAAAAABi0/IsD2AWtIhu8/s320/before%2Bsunrise.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />And then suddenly you see the beauty of it all again in one film: Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise' is what my blog is about. It is true beauty of film which doesn't need much in fact. Walking and talking, that pretty sums up the entire movie. Simple? maybe but definitely a masterpiece! Everything in 'Before Sunrise' breaths romance and this is not only because of the fantastic location of Vienna. The magic of attraction between Julie Delphy and Ethan Hawke is beyond words, it is just impossible not to feel their love during this film. Great dialogues and astonishing magic between the two leads.<br />Also the thought of time which passes and soon will just be a memory makes it an unforgettable experience.<br /><br />When you feel nothing, you are nothing........<br /><br />The next scene just says it all<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQpYHiB0k6k" width="560"></iframe>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-34332463337369206312014-10-13T13:58:00.002+01:002014-10-13T14:00:22.200+01:00Club Football Statisctics: The GameJoin the Club Football Statistics game when you totally love football and also get the opportunity to be the best player:&nbsp;<a href="http://clubfootballstatistics.weebly.com/">http://clubfootballstatistics.weebly.com/</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjiOz4Eam_8/VDvM2cQVapI/AAAAAAAABiA/kvfKbDV0dLY/s1600/football.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjiOz4Eam_8/VDvM2cQVapI/AAAAAAAABiA/kvfKbDV0dLY/s1600/football.jpg" /></a></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-43683331578522775042014-10-13T11:06:00.001+01:002014-10-13T11:06:30.265+01:00What is life?So let me ask you an interesting question? What is life? Is it the kind of life were you get a girlfriend, get married and create a family? Or, is life to discover what is this world all about and breakaway from all ties by which you are bound?<br /><br />People often say 'Life is short', and indeed it is but why do we still live the life people expect from us? Maybe it is just too difficult too cut your ties and explore, travel the world, look for beauty and discover yourself. Ofcourse it is a lot easier to work, be with your family and take care of your children than to start a soul searching journey. Maybe we are even scared to discover what everything is about in this life because when you really think of it: Why do we work 5 to 7 days a week till we die? What will and does it give us? The common answer will be that you do it for your children but even so.. do our children just need that? In my opinion to make fully advantage of our short life we should indeed just shout out: STOP. Only than you can really begin to live.<br /><br />I think most people have this idea lingering in their minds, don't they?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UL0eOIWvn6U/VDukEBla5pI/AAAAAAAABhw/iB9Kj5IwrHg/s1600/nature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UL0eOIWvn6U/VDukEBla5pI/AAAAAAAABhw/iB9Kj5IwrHg/s1600/nature.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-88911602281266956312014-10-09T11:39:00.000+01:002014-10-09T11:39:22.739+01:00Bhopal: A prayer for rainBhopal: A Prayer for Rain is an interesting film about a chemical factory disaster that happened in 1984. Not too much about the film this time, it is just quite good but about some strange propaganda issues according to this film.<br /><br />When you look at the poster you will see the name of Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. Though Martin sheen does have an interesting character, Mischa Barton just has a very small role. Is it really necessary to promote her this much just because she is a famous American (The OC)? In my opinion this film is really about Bhopal and it's Indian actors lik Rajpal Yadav and Manoj Joshi. To be honest, they make this movie and not their American counterparts.<br /><br />If I would be one of those Indian actors I would be rather furious but ok, Mischa Barton is always a delight to look at.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTmvfbgOjxo/VDZlSKWVd4I/AAAAAAAABhY/HjWTDekbZlg/s1600/bhopal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTmvfbgOjxo/VDZlSKWVd4I/AAAAAAAABhY/HjWTDekbZlg/s1600/bhopal.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--BDj6giCRT8/VDZlsTrfc2I/AAAAAAAABhg/-tY1fq3ronI/s1600/mischa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--BDj6giCRT8/VDZlsTrfc2I/AAAAAAAABhg/-tY1fq3ronI/s1600/mischa.jpg" height="320" width="263" /></a></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-40555128213325213082014-10-06T11:15:00.001+01:002014-10-06T11:15:59.425+01:00OpinionSo after a while of absence I again want to restart my blog about the beauty of film, art, culture and just life! What do you want to see? Where do you find your beauty?Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-39736072123095455022014-10-06T10:56:00.002+01:002014-10-06T10:56:43.051+01:00Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014)Don't need to say mucht about it, doesn't the picture say it all?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxP-bR5yYqc/VDJnU4Lj1vI/AAAAAAAABhA/yZs1yQOM3bk/s1600/lucy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxP-bR5yYqc/VDJnU4Lj1vI/AAAAAAAABhA/yZs1yQOM3bk/s1600/lucy.jpg" height="163" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10596439008454987.post-8914498357374817742014-03-10T11:28:00.002+01:002014-03-10T11:28:48.435+01:00Tang Wei in 'The Golden Era'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_qH9BCr96mw/Ux2TmFx8QYI/AAAAAAAABfI/_1hVBpPCYR8/s1600/tang+Wei.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_qH9BCr96mw/Ux2TmFx8QYI/AAAAAAAABfI/_1hVBpPCYR8/s1600/tang+Wei.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Xiao Hong was one of most important writers of contemporary China. The life of this writer of the 30's of the past century has now been captured on film. No one less than Tang Wei will star in this film: 'The Golden Era'. After her magnificent performance in Ang Lee's 'Lust, Caution' the acting heart will always beat a little faster when she appears in a new film!</div>Meintehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684817383410628307noreply@blogger.com0